Sense of Community in Clubhouse Programs: Member and Staff Concepts |
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Authors: | Sandra E. Herman Esther Onaga Francesca Pernice-Duca SuMin Oh Catherine Ferguson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Michigan Department of Community Health, Services Research Unit, Lansing, Michigan, 48913;(2) Department of Family and Child Ecology, Michigan State University, 123 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824;(3) Michigan Department of Community Health, Services Innovation and Consultation Section, Lansing, Michigan, 48913 |
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Abstract: | Psychological sense of community within psychosocial rehabilitation clubhouse programs was examined using concept mapping with 18 members and 18 staff from 10 programs. Members identified four concepts: Recovery, social connections, membership, and tasks and roles. Members described hope and healing as aspects of recovery. Members' views on sense of community focused on the rehabilitation and social nature of the program. Staff also identified four concepts: Affiliation and support for members, shared experiences, clubhouse organization, and task and roles. The staff concept of clubhouse organization, which incorporated the ideas of leadership and organization of physical space and the concept of task and roles, was based on ideas of shared responsibility and clubhouse procedures. Staffs' views on sense of community strongly reflected their formal training in clubhouse principles. The relation of these concepts to McMillan and Chavis' theoretical framework for sense of community is discussed and recommendations for practice provided. Sandra E. Herman is now an independent program evaluation consultant. Catherine Ferguson is now an independent consultant on psychosocial programs. |
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Keywords: | sense of community psychosocial rehabilitation clubhouse mental illness |
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